You can buy BS 7671, the IEE Wiring Regulations. This will give you the specific regulations for the UK and it will give you a general idea of what is in EN 60364. There is a lot of correlation between BS 7671 and EN 60364-4. For example, the text of BS 7671 Chapter 41 is almost identical 60364-4-41. Chapter 54 is almost identical to 60364-5-54. Between 80 - 90% of the sixteenth edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations is identical to EN 60364. Once you understand the BS 7671 chapter numbering, you can figure out the equivalent EN 60364 section; the chapter reference have close to 100% correlation.
BS 7671 is a lot less expensive than buying all of EN 60364. Ted Eckert Regulatory Compliance Engineer Availability Enhancements Group American Power Conversion 801 Corporate Centre St. Charles, MO 63304-8685 (636) 300-2300 x11228 Fax: (636) 300-2333 [email protected] The items contained in this e-mail reflect the personal opinions of the writer and are only provided for the assistance of the reader. The writer is not speaking in an official capacity for APC nor representing APC's official position on any matter. "Jim Eichner" <Jim.eichner@Xant rex.com> To Sent by: <[email protected]> owner-emc-pstc@li cc stserv.ieee.org Subject RE: Wiring requirements in Europe 12/10/2004 12:55 PM Does anyone know if there is a packaged "box-set" type of thing available for the harmonized European EN 60364 series? As John points out, there are lots of subparts and subsections. I suspect that if you buy the ones that you think you need, you start reading and discover you need 4 more, and when those 4 arrive and you read them you discover you need 7 more... Failing the "box-set" approach, does anyone know of an authoritative (not official, just current and factual) book or standard that summarizes all the '364 stuff in one place? Have any of the Member States consolidated the '364 series into one book, like the NEC or CEC? Jim Eichner, P.Eng. Compliance Engineering Manager Xantrex Technology Inc. e-mail: [email protected] web: www.xantrex.com Any opinions expressed are those of my invisible friend, who doesn't know a ring main from a branch circuit. Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 8:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Wiring requirements in Europe In article <003101c4ded0$49a91c80$0201a8c0@oemcomputer>, Brian Jones <[email protected]> writes >Can anyone point me to a website, or a document (other than the >individual country regulations) that describes the requirements for >mains wiring in buildings throughout the EU? I am particularly >interested in whether there is a requirement for an earth wire in >lighting circuits, in each Member State. Those nice people at BSI will sell you that information for an inordinate amount of money. You might look at IEC 60364 (lots of parts and sections) in the BSI library or elsewhere. The EU 'harmonized' (a diminished 9th, I believe) national wiring regulations are based on it. The Continentals aren't quite as fixated on earthing everything as we in UK are. In Norway and Sweden they have problems with poor ground conductivity - basalt and granite! I think this also applies in the French Alps, but I don't know what they do in Switzerland. Denmark is probably the country that is least concerned with earthing things. I suppose this stuff is not much good to you as it stands, but it may give you some pointers. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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